Malignant neoplasm of lip - C00
Use Additional Code: This note indicates that an additional code should be used in conjunction with the primary code "C00" to provide a complete picture of the patient's condition or to capture associated factors.
Use Additional:
- code to identify:
- alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
- history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
- tobacco dependence (F17.-)
- tobacco use (Z72.0)
Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.
Type 1 Excludes:
- malignant melanoma of lip (C43.0)
- Merkel cell carcinoma of lip (C4A.0)
- other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of lip (C44.0-)
These ranges represents subcategories of Malignant neoplasm of lip. The "C00" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.
Codes:
- C00.0 - Malignant neoplasm of external upper lip
- C00.1 - Malignant neoplasm of external lower lip
- C00.2 - Malignant neoplasm of external lip, unspecified
- C00.3 - Malignant neoplasm of upper lip, inner aspect
- C00.4 - Malignant neoplasm of lower lip, inner aspect
- C00.5 - Malignant neoplasm of lip, unspecified, inner aspect
- C00.6 - Malignant neoplasm of commissure of lip, unspecified
- C00.8 - Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of lip
- C00.9 - Malignant neoplasm of lip, unspecified